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If there was something I really hate about watching the news during the winter, that would be hearing about how people and animals were found frozen to death, either in their own homes or near their homes. It was really sad and depressing. That people could die just like that, without even their own families noticing they were gone. And their families were supposed to be the one watching out for them. We feel bad when we lose a pet, what more when we lose a family member, friend or relative?

Dying is sad, and what makes it worse, is when they die painfully and slowly. When people and animals freeze to death, their bodies undergo hypothermia. A condition where our core temperature drops way below the required to continue our bodies natural functions, and then eventually stops. Accidents can happen to anyone of us, and the best way to deal with accidents is to have an alert mind, to know the right thing to do, at exactly the right moment! We save our families, friends and neighbors, and even pets from being frozen to death if we know what to do and if we are fully aware of our surroundings!

If you want to buy a more costly property, such a move is known in the real estate business as trading up. Doing an honest assessment of whether you can really afford to trade up is imperative. Based upon your income and down payment, the lender and agent can tell you the most that you can spend. They can’t tell you what you can afford to spend and still accomplish your other financial and personal goals.

One of the biggest mistakes that trade-up home buyers make is overextending themselves with debt to get into a more expensive property. The resulting impact on their budgets can be severe — no money may be left over for retirement savings, for educational expenses, or simply for having fun. In the worst cases, people have ended up losing their homes to foreclosure and bankruptcy when they were hit with unexpected events, such as job losses or the deaths of spouses who had inadequate insurance.

Before you buy your next home, get a handle on what you can really afford to spend on a home. Unless your income or assets have increased significantly since the time that you purchased your last home, you probably can’t afford a significantly more expensive property. The most important issue for people to consider is how spending more money each month on a home will affect their ability to save for retirement.